Yes! I quilted on a camping trip! I knew my Husband had to work one day of our trip so while the kids played on the playground I plugged in my featherweight and got to work on a picnic table!! I brought a table cover so my fabric wouldn't get dirty and the essentials - machine, nippers, thread, needles, pins. I didn't press while I was there I brought one of those little wooden pressing sticks, then just pressed my blocks when I came home. I say - take it with you!!